diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e35b34264c..d3e0f6f3bd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72 for ImageMagick 7.1.1-42.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72 for ImageMagick 7.1.1-43.
 #
 # Report bugs to <https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues>.
 #
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='ImageMagick'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='ImageMagick'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='7.1.1-42'
-PACKAGE_STRING='ImageMagick 7.1.1-42'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='7.1.1-43'
+PACKAGE_STRING='ImageMagick 7.1.1-43'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues'
 PACKAGE_URL='https://imagemagick.org'
 
@@ -1920,7 +1920,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-'configure' configures ImageMagick 7.1.1-42 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+'configure' configures ImageMagick 7.1.1-43 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of ImageMagick 7.1.1-42:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of ImageMagick 7.1.1-43:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-ImageMagick configure 7.1.1-42
+ImageMagick configure 7.1.1-43
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72
 
 Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -3305,7 +3305,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by ImageMagick $as_me 7.1.1-42, which was
+It was created by ImageMagick $as_me 7.1.1-43, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -4947,7 +4947,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='ImageMagick'
- VERSION='7.1.1-42'
+ VERSION='7.1.1-43'
 
 
 # Some tools Automake needs.
@@ -5253,11 +5253,11 @@ MAGICK_MINOR_VERSION=1
 
 MAGICK_MICRO_VERSION=1
 
-MAGICK_PATCHLEVEL_VERSION=42
+MAGICK_PATCHLEVEL_VERSION=43
 
-MAGICK_VERSION=7.1.1-42
+MAGICK_VERSION=7.1.1-43
 
-MAGICK_GIT_REVISION=30f7a3ded:20241221
+MAGICK_GIT_REVISION=a78671e9c:20241221
 
 
 # Substitute library versioning
@@ -5279,17 +5279,17 @@ MAGICKPP_LIBRARY_VERSION_INFO=$MAGICKPP_LIBRARY_CURRENT:$MAGICKPP_LIBRARY_REVISI
 
 PACKAGE_BASE_VERSION=7.1.1
 
-PACKAGE_PATCHLEVEL_VERSION=42
+PACKAGE_PATCHLEVEL_VERSION=43
 
-if test "n" = 'y'; then
-  PACKAGE_VERSION_ADDENDUM='-42 (Beta)'
+if test "y" = 'y'; then
+  PACKAGE_VERSION_ADDENDUM='-43 (Beta)'
 else
-  PACKAGE_VERSION_ADDENDUM=-42
+  PACKAGE_VERSION_ADDENDUM=-43
 fi
 
 PACKAGE_LIB_VERSION=0x711
 
-PACKAGE_LIB_VERSION_NUMBER=7,1,1,42
+PACKAGE_LIB_VERSION_NUMBER=7,1,1,43
 
 PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATE=2024-12-21
 
@@ -40191,7 +40191,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by ImageMagick $as_me 7.1.1-42, which was
+This file was extended by ImageMagick $as_me 7.1.1-43, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -40260,7 +40260,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-ImageMagick config.status 7.1.1-42
+ImageMagick config.status 7.1.1-43
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/m4/version.m4 b/m4/version.m4
index f1be532b6a..f95810f5d7 100644
--- a/m4/version.m4
+++ b/m4/version.m4
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ m4_define([magick_name], [ImageMagick])
 m4_define([magick_major_version], [7])
 m4_define([magick_minor_version], [1])
 m4_define([magick_micro_version], [1])
-m4_define([magick_patchlevel_version], [42])
-m4_define([magick_is_beta], [n])
+m4_define([magick_patchlevel_version], [43])
+m4_define([magick_is_beta], [y])
 m4_define([magick_bugreport],
           [https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues])
 m4_define([magick_url], [https://imagemagick.org])